Besides NY - high paying states for teachers

what other states pay teachers well??

I know Cali does, but the cost of living is high also. I have also heard CT pays well.

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CT does pay their teachers well. However, the pay also varies based on the area of the state a person is in. Teachers in Southern CT make more than in Northern or Western CT.

Same goes for NY though, LI teachers make way more than teachers in districts in upstate NY.

HTH

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Teachers around DC (Fairfax, Arlington, Montgomery Counties) do pretty well. In fairfax, first year with a masters makes around $49k. COL is high though.

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i know this doesn't answer your question, but VA public school teachers don't make a lot of money. starting salary several years ago when i was in school was what i made as a TA in NY

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NY area teachers are among the luckiest in the country.... i have a friend in NC that makes HALF of what i make with over 10 years of experience...

Basically, the higher the property tax rate in an area the higher the teacher salaries thanks to the disgusting, injust way education is funded in this country.

Besides above mentioned states, NJ has the highest property taxes in the country (comparable to LI, but the Whole state, whereas the low taxes upstate bring down our state-wide average of porerty taxes) and thus NJ teachers also make good money teacher-wise.

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Posted by Nicole728

Posted by Meaghan729

what other states pay teachers well??

I know Cali does, but the cost of living is high also. I have also heard CT pays well.

Now you know you just want to move down here Finance is huge down here, you'd make great $$ and there are some districts that pay really good for teachers...especially GOOD teachers!

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Posted by Meaghan729

Posted by Nicole728

Posted by Meaghan729

what other states pay teachers well??

I know Cali does, but the cost of living is high also. I have also heard CT pays well.

Now you know you just want to move down here Finance is huge down here, you'd make great $$ and there are some districts that pay really good for teachers...especially GOOD teachers!

before we bought our house Mike had emailed all the counties in NC - they pay they told him he would get was way to low.

I think if he stays in the city, we'll end up just moving to western suffolk. although I love my house.

thanks for all the suggestions - it seems like anywhere teachers make decent money the COL is outrageous

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The one county in this area that I know pays well and the COL isn't too bad is Charles County, MD.

We may actually be headed out that way next year.

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Posted by Meaghan729

Posted by Nicole728

Posted by Meaghan729

what other states pay teachers well??

I know Cali does, but the cost of living is high also. I have also heard CT pays well.

Now you know you just want to move down here Finance is huge down here, you'd make great $$ and there are some districts that pay really good for teachers...especially GOOD teachers!

before we bought our house Mike had emailed all the counties in NC - they pay they told him he would get was way to low.

I think if he stays in the city, we'll end up just moving to western suffolk. although I love my house.

thanks for all the suggestions - it seems like anywhere teachers make decent money the COL is outrageous

I think he should still apply for positions on LI. He should get a position soon based on retirements and/or newly created positions!

Hang in there.

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I'd stick with NY - we get the highest pay in relation to our quality of living. CA may have well-paid teachers, but it's very expensive to live there.

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Posted by Meaghan729

Posted by MrsPowers

Posted by Meaghan729

Posted by Nicole728

Posted by Meaghan729

what other states pay teachers well??

I know Cali does, but the cost of living is high also. I have also heard CT pays well.

Now you know you just want to move down here Finance is huge down here, you'd make great $$ and there are some districts that pay really good for teachers...especially GOOD teachers!

before we bought our house Mike had emailed all the counties in NC - they pay they told him he would get was way to low.

I think if he stays in the city, we'll end up just moving to western suffolk. although I love my house.

thanks for all the suggestions - it seems like anywhere teachers make decent money the COL is outrageous

I think he should still apply for positions on LI. He should get a position soon based on retirements and/or newly created positions!

Hang in there.

I know - he just gets so discouraged applying to all these jobs - and he was so close last year and they gave the job to a first year teacher

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Heres a list I found of average salaries for USA Today:


Alabama $38,325
Alaska $51,736
Arizona $41,843
Arkansas $39,314
California $56,444
Colorado $43,319
Connecticut. $57,337
Delaware $49,366
Dist. of Columbia $57,009
Florida $40,604
Georgia $45,988
Hawaii $45,479
Idaho $41,080
Illinois $54,230
Indiana $45,791
Iowa $39,432
Kansas $38,623
Kentucky $40,240
Louisiana $37,918
Maine $39,864
Maryland $50,261
Massachusetts $53,181
Michigan $54,412
Minnesota $45,375
Mississippi $35,684
Missouri $38,006
Montana $37,184
Nebraska $38,352
Nevada $42,254
New Hampshire $42,689
New Jersey $55,592
New Mexico $38,067
New York $55,181
North Carolina $43,211
North Dakota $35,441
Ohio $47,482
Oklahoma $35,061
Oregon $49,169
Pennsylvania $51,835
Rhode Island $52,261
South Carolina $41,162
South Dakota. $33,236
Tennessee $40,318
Texas $40,476
Utah $38,976
Vermont $42,007
Virginia $43,655
Washington $45,434
West Virginia. $38,461
Wisconsin $42,882
Wyoming $39,532

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I taught near Rochester, NY. My salary was $28K. I think it went up to like $32K with my Master's.

If I went back to work right now, I'd be Master's step 5 I think...and making like $58K (i'm in central CT).

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USNews published a book called something to effect of Everything You need to know on becoming a teacher. I read through it at BN for a little bit and it listed salaries by city, state and education level. It was good but I didn't want to pay 25 bucks for the book for those 5 pages.

Good Luck!

South Carolina doesn't pay too much either. DH and I are headed to Indiana when we leave the Marine Corps and the pay there (City of Indianapolis) is a little less than NY and the cost of living is way cheaper though.

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THanks for all the responses. We'll either move ina couple of years closer to queens or I'll keep doing the "i hope DH gets a job on LI" dance this year